Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. RFB ("remote framebuffer") is a simple protocol for remote access to graphical user interfaces. Because it works at the framebuffer level it is applicable to all windowing systems and applications, including X11, Windows and Macintosh. RFB is the protocol used in Virtual Network Co ...Full description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. RFB ("remote framebuffer") is a simple protocol for remote access to graphical user interfaces. Because it works at the framebuffer level it is applicable to all windowing systems and applications, including X11, Windows and Macintosh. RFB is the protocol used in Virtual Network Computing (VNC) and its derivatives. By default a viewer/client use TCP port 5900 to connect to a server (or 5800 for browser access). Alternatively a server can connect to a viewer in "listening mode" on port 5500. One advantage of listening mode is that the server site does not have to configure its firewall/NAT to allow access on port 5900 (or 5800); the burden is on the viewer, which is useful if the server site has no computer expertise, while the viewer user would be expected to be more knowledgeable.